Removing The Hard Drive; Prerequisites; Procedure - Dell INSPIRON 15 5500 Service Manual

Removing the hard drive

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the
hard drive.
CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the
computer is in sleep or on state.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the
2 Remove the
3 Remove the

Procedure

1 Lift the latch and using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from
the system board.
2 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest
and keyboard assembly.
optical drive.
base cover.
I/O board.
computer. After working inside your
After working inside your
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